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Re: Adding libraries to online help [message #8786 is a reply to message #8720]

Mon, 21 April 1997 00:00

David Foster
Messages: 341
Registered: January 1996

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Dave Burridge wrote:
>
> Eric Williams wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have recently installed IDL 4.01 on a Sun running Solaris 2.5.1.
>> I have also downloaded many of the great libraries available from
>> numerous sources. My question is does anyone know what I need to do
>> to add the new procedures to the IDL online help. I know most of
>> them are available on the web but I know users will want to be able
>> to look them up with the online help function.
>>
> Eric,
>
> The IDL online help libraries are "compiled" on both the Windows and
> Solaris platforms as far as I know. The only way you can add to them is
> make a complete textual copy (say, for an HTML editor) and distribute
> that.
>

One alternative that might cause some controversy: we document our
routines in .doc files which are located in the same directories as
the .pro files. Then we use a program I wrote called LHELP.PRO which
finds all such .doc files and allows you to choose from among them
and display their contents. Text search capabilities make it easier
to find topics. Also, you can use it to look at the source code.

This might not be an option for software you download from external
sources, as you'd have to extract the headers and paste into .doc
files for each routine, but I thought I'd mention it. I've been flamed
for this method before, but it is *very* convenient.

Dave
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		Adding libraries to online help By: Eric Williams on Wed, 16 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: alpha on Wed, 23 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: Andrew Cool on Tue, 22 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: David Foster on Mon, 21 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: David Foster on Mon, 21 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: alpha on Sun, 27 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: David Foster on Thu, 24 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: thompson on Thu, 24 April 1997 00:00

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